This Quarterly
Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is prepared for Contract
No. SPW 01/2025 “Environmental Team for Construction of Yuen Long Effluent
Polishing Plant Stage 1”. Drainage Services Department (DSD) has appointed Aurecon
Hong Kong Limited (Aurecon) to undertake the Environmental Team services for
the project and implement the EM&A works.
This is the
21st Quarterly EM&A Report for
the construction phase which summaries findings of the EM&A programme
during the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026. As informed by
Contractors, major activities in the reporting
period were shown in section 1.4.1.
Breaches of Environmental Quality Performance Limits (AL levels)
No Action and Limit Level exceedance was recorded
for air quality monitoring and construction noise monitoring in the reporting
period.
No Action and Limit Level exceedance was recorded
for water quality monitoring in the reporting period.
No Action / Limit exceedance was recorded for noise
levels at stations (NMS1 and NMS2) in close proximity to the active ardeid
night roosts during the reporting period.
No Action / Limit exceedance for the ecological
monitoring of birds in the reporting period
No corrective actions were required according to
the Event and Action Plans for the Monitoring Parameters.
Land Contamination
Regular site inspection was carried out to ensure the recommended
mitigation measures are properly implemented. The signed final Contamination
Assessment Report (CAR) for “Main Storeroom & Workshops”, “Mechanical
Workshop”, “Waste Storage Area”, “SAS Thickener House-1”, “SAS Thickener
House-2”and “Screening Press House” were submitted to EPD respectively on 1st
November 2021, 23rd November 2021, 29th April 2022, 6th
July 2022, 19th June 2023 and 29th October 2024. No
contaminated soil and ground water was found within the Main Storeroom &
Workshop, Mechanical Workshop, Waste Storage Area, SAS Thickener House-1, SAS
Thickener House-2 and Screening Press House, and no remedial action is required
for these locations.
Complaint Log
No complaints were received in the reporting
period.
Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
No notifications of summons and successful
prosecutions were received in the reporting period.
Reporting Change
There were no reporting changes during the
reporting period.